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7331549

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
Short stature or total body length less than the third percentile for age was present in 51% of our children with myelomeningocele. It was particularly common in children with higher spinal lesions where 77% of the children with L3 and higher lesions had length measurements less than the 3rd percentile for age. None of the children with sacral lesions was of short stature. Associated musculoskeletal deformities of the spine, hips, and knees made total body length and upper to lower body segment ratio measurements both difficult to obtain and less than ideal parameters for assessing linear growth. Arm span measurements, however, were easily obtained in or out of braces and were greater than expected for length in 91% of children with short stature older than 3 years of age. This apparent sparing of arm span in many of our children makes it a valuable growth parameter when assessing linear growth and in turn an important diagnostic tool for the monitoring of total health in a population of children with myelomeningocele.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0174-3082
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
415-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Linear growth in a population of children with myelomeningocele.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't